PTI govt stronger than before, says CM Usman Buzdar

LAHORE : Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the so-called opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), which was formed to overthrow the government, has fallen apart under its own weight.

The chief minister said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had become stronger than before as the people had full trust in the honest leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In a statement issued here on Friday, the chief minister said the Pakistan Democratic Movement leadership that bragged about toppling the government earlier had scattered now. That gang of political cronies had proved most unsuccessful and incapable of achieving the

objectives, the CM said and emphasised that no effort would be successful to revive the Pakistan Democratic Movement as the nation had fully understood hypocrisy of the rejected elements.

He said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had blocked all doors of corruption, loot and plunder, adding that politics was used for personal gains in the past.

The past rulers weakened the country by misusing its resources, he regretted. He said the past governments’ bank accounts continued swelling while the people were dying for their basic needs.

They even took commissions in contracts and development projects and every day was started with a new scandal, the CM added.

The political power and authority altogether changed the fortune of the families that ruled the country for many years, while the fate of the common man remained unchanged. PM Imran Khan has brought all such mafias and influential people under the law to ensure justice, he added.

COVID-19 SOPs: The chief minister has said that strict implementation of the COVID-19 SOPs was necessary to avert expected fourth wave of the pandemic.

In a statement issued here Friday, he said ratio of COVID-19 positive cases could increase due to carelessness and non-implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs).

If the coronavirus positivity ratio increased, smart lockdown could be imposed again, he warned. He urged the people to continue wearing face mask and observe social distance to avoid spread of the coronavirus.